User talk:Filby

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Hi there Filby , welcome to RationalWiki the pleasantly female engraving of teh internetz. - User $\scriptstyle h/2\hbar$ 06:35, 30 March 2009 (EDT)

Pedantry corner

Actually, Jack is acceptable although Flag is more accurate. (google it) _and marmite 01:51, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Yeah? I thought it was only called the Union Jack when flown at sea.--Filby 01:52, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

That was true butnowadays it is acceptable to use the "Jack" anywhere. I suppose it's the evolution of language. Go ahead, google it. ;-) _and marmite 01:58, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

'Sokay, I'll take your word for it. ;)--Filby 02:00, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

The first authoritative hit (government that is) is a foreign & commonwealth office site. Includes: "The flag of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the Union Jack (a term that perhaps derives from the use of the Union Flag on the jack-staff of naval vessels), embodies the emblems of three countries under one sovereign. The emblems that appear on the Union Flag are the crosses of three patron saints" _and marmite 02:03, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Heh! I know you're not bothered but the Monarchy site has:

“”The term 'Union Jack' possibly dates from Queen Anne's time (r. 1702-14), but its origin is uncertain. It may come from the 'jack-et' of the English or Scottish soldiers, or from the name of James I who originated the first union in 1603. Another alternative is that the name may be derived from a proclamation by Charles II that the Union Flag should be flown only by ships of the Royal Navy as a jack, a small flag at the bowsprit; the term 'jack' once meant small.

So even they're not sure. You learn something new every day! _and marmite 02:10, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Hey! you do know about Mr Philby, a homophone of yours, I take it? _and marmite 02:14, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Oh my, I'd never heard of him! In my case Filby is just short for Filbert. :)--Filby 03:25, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Oh, you're a nut? ;-) _and marmite 03:43, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Some might say. ;)--Filby 04:30, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

Sysop

Manual. Тy^talk 01:30, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

C'est what?--Filby (talk) 01:32, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

You are now a sysop. Have fun! Тy^talk 01:33, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

POWAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! UNNNNNNLIMITED POWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!111one--Filby (talk) 01:41, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

We have over 300 sysops, i.e., almost the entire non-spambot community. o_0 It's all out there you know. Pippa (talk) 02:45, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

Quiet you, yer harshin' my groove!--Filby (talk) 03:28, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

Sorry 'bout that. Not stalking, honest. Pippa (talk) 03:29, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

Beware the robogoons

beware! Sophie^{because liberals} 21:52, 13 February 2012 (UTC)